Paleo Sultana Biscuits

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of almond meal
• 1/4 cup of coconut flour
• 1/2 cup of sultanas
• 1 tablespoon of water
• 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar
• 3 tablespoons of honey
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla
• 3 tablespoons of coconut oil/butter (melted)
• 4 eggs

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 190 degrees C
2. Beat the eggs first in a bowl
3. Mix in all other ingredients
4. Place large spoonfuls of mixture on a tray lined with baking paper (they will stick otherwise)
5. Place in oven for approximately 9-10 minutes
6. Let cool for approximately 5-10 minutes on tray, then transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely. 

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The Most Amazing Paleo Zucchini Slice

The most amazing Paleo Zucchini Slice you will ever try!

Ingredients:

•  5 Rashers of Shortcut bacon ( or 3-4 Rashers of Middle Bacon)
• 1 Carrot, Grated
• 2 Zucchini, Grated
• 1 Brown Onion, chopped
• 3 Button Mushrooms, chopped
• 1 cup of Almond meal
• 5 Eggs
• Salt and Pepper, to taste
• A sprinkle of Garlic seasoning (alternatively you could use fresh garlic)

• A sprinkle of dried chilli flakes (alternatively you could use fresh chilli, chopped finely)

 Instructions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees Celsius
2. Lightly brown bacon and onion in pan to pre-cook partially (see picture above)
3. Place zucchini, carrot, mushrooms, bacon, onion, and almond meal in bowl and mix
4. Lightly beat the eggs in a separate bowl, then add them to the mixture.
5. Add salt, pepper, chilli flakes and garlic seasoning.
6. Mix well to combine.
7. Place in oven proof dish and place into the oven for 35-40 minutes.

Try and let it cool slightly first before devouring a slice!!!
Enjoy!!

This recipe is an adaption of a recipe posted on http://paleolifestyle.com.au/ 

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A little about me

Hi my name is Ashton. 

Some of you may know me as "miss_diabetic_dumbbells" on Instagram.

I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes on 2nd November 2012. The day my life changed forever. Back then I thought it had changed for the worse, the only thoughts running through my head were "you're stuck with this for the rest of your life". 

 Fast forward 2 years down the track, and so many things have changed. I actually think learning that I was a Type One Diabetic has actually saved my life.

Before I was diagnosed, I was living a pretty unhealthy life. Fast food, booze, partying, no exercise and sleeping in every chance I got. But now, I am very conscious of what I eat and have developed a Paleo based diet. Approximately 80% paleo 20% non-paleo. 

I rarely drink alcohol, and partying? what is partying haha. 

During the week I am up at 4am every morning without fail and on weekends my body clock wakes me between 5-7am. And I  workout 5-6 times a week for at least 45-60 minutes each time.

If I could tell my 23 year old self that in 2 years I would be getting up at 4am every morning to workout I would have laughed in her face! Yeah right. 

Other things that interest me besides Paleo, fitness and learning more about Diabetes include: 

*Tattoos
*Metal Music/Going to Gigs
*Piercings/Body Mods
*Art
*Cats (any animals really, I'm a big animal person!)
*Cooking/Baking
*Photography

But anyway, enough about me. My plan for this blog is to share things that have helped me as a diabetic, to share amazing recipes and also to share fitness related articles and workouts that I love. 
And possibly expect anything relating to the other topics mentioned above haha

This is me :)